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This supplement brings the principal text current with recent developments in the law. ... Read more

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Throughout U.S. history, attitudes toward young people have vacillated between fear of and fear for.These attitudes impact social programs for youth, including the system of juvenile justice.Attitudes are shaped by the socio-political and cultural cliimate of the times, and can be traced back to colonial times. However, changing mores and values often create confusion and conflict, resulting in ineffective strategies for preventing and responding to juvenile delinquency. Tracing the history of juvenile justice back to the pre-colonial era through the present day, Finley sheds light on just how we arrived where we are in terms of juvenile justice. She connects the competing attitudes about young people to the social, economic, and political changes of a given era, and offers recommendations for establishing more effective and more humane policies toward juveniles in the justice system.

Early America is known for its harsh treatment of young people, most notably, the stubborn child laws, which authorized use of the death penalty for children who defied their parents. Yet, even then, many people held more nurturing attitudes toward youth. Thus originated the mixed messages in the U.S. regarding juvenile delinquency and the hodgepodge of approaches that follow. The establishment of the juvenile justice system, founded on the concept of parens patriae, or the state as parent, would seem to have settled the debate over how juvenile offenders should be treated. In reality, however, there remains much controversy over how best to handle juvenile offenders, especially those who commit the most serious offenses. While some still maintain juveniles are developmentally different and should be treated in ways consistent with these differences, others are dismayed at what they feel to be a system that is too lenient and that leads to higher juvenile crime rates and more serious offenses.

With the advent of three strikes laws, curfew laws, boot camps, and referring juveniles to adult courts, and subsequently assigning them to adult prisons, many question just how we got to this place in juvenile justice.Here, Finley offers the history behind the controversial goals and development of the juvenile justice system, providing detailed descriptions of the major trends in juvenile justice.Addressing the most current aspects of the controversy, she also sheds light on issues of race, social class, and gender.Offering recommendations for addressing the weaknesses and confusion in the system, Finley offers a unique and compelling perspective on controversial subject.

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This title focuses exclusively on the criminal and non-criminal misconduct of children that bring them within the jurisdiction of juvenile courts and examines law enforcement, judicial, and administrative responses to that misconduct. It deals with issues of children's rights only insofar as they relate to the processes of investigating and prosecuting juvenile offenders for delinquency and status-offenses. Like all Nutshells, it strives to provide a succinct exposition of the law for students studying juvenile justice, for lawyers who do not regularly practice in juvenile court, and for legislators and policy officials involved in juvenile justice law reform efforts. ... Read more

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An outline of the Scottish system of justice for children and young people and its underlying philosophy written by an expert in this field. ... Read more

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Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again!Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included.look no further for study resources or reference material. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and practice-tests for your textbook. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. ... Read more

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The aim of this book is to examine recent perspectives on the law as a social institution capable of "thinking" - that is, of generating knowledge about children, what they are, who should look after them, and above all what is good or bad for them. It goes on to look at how the way the law "thinks" about children, often conflicts with the "thoughts" of other social institutions. Children in divorce cases and as offenders are discussed. ... Read more

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Offers an in-depth study of the right to justice, using case-studies of young people around the world. Some are denied justice because they are socially and economically disadvantaged, others suffer from an unjust legal system in their country. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. A new title in the HUMAN RIGHTS series. ... Read more

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CHILDREN IN THE LEGAL SYSTEM focuses on what has been accomplished through legislation and judicial action since the Juvenile Justice Standards were published.General coverage of the juvenile justice system reflects the significant changes and new trends in this field.Highlights include:

Cases that deal with subjects ranging from nocturnal juvenile curfews and school newspaper regulation to child abuse and medical decision making Discussion of permanent foster care Expanded coverage of custody and visitation Challenging conceptual treatment of the decision making capacity and authority of minor children An examination of adolescence as a legal category ... Read more

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